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4.1% OF ARMENIA IS LANDSLIDE AREA
July 10, 2013 | 02:43
YEREVAN. - The total area of Armenia's landslide areas is 1,216 square
kilometers, which make up 4.1 percent of the country's total area.
The aforesaid is noted in the Landslide Disaster Management concept,
which the Ministry of Emergency Situations has submitted for Government
approval.
A total of 233 communities in Armenia are located in the landslide
hazard areas, where hundreds of homes, communication links, and
numerous other living facilities are damaged.
In line with the Japan International Cooperation Agency data in 2004,
the direct damage which landslides have caused to Armenia's social and
economic buildings is about 19.4 billion drams (approx. $46,729,380),
whereas the potential damage is estimated at 24 billion drams (approx.
$57,809,540).
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
July 10, 2013 | 02:43
YEREVAN. - The total area of Armenia's landslide areas is 1,216 square
kilometers, which make up 4.1 percent of the country's total area.
The aforesaid is noted in the Landslide Disaster Management concept,
which the Ministry of Emergency Situations has submitted for Government
approval.
A total of 233 communities in Armenia are located in the landslide
hazard areas, where hundreds of homes, communication links, and
numerous other living facilities are damaged.
In line with the Japan International Cooperation Agency data in 2004,
the direct damage which landslides have caused to Armenia's social and
economic buildings is about 19.4 billion drams (approx. $46,729,380),
whereas the potential damage is estimated at 24 billion drams (approx.
$57,809,540).
News from Armenia - NEWS.am